News & information
March 2022
The Postal Record, Vol. 135, No. 3
Cover story
- Postal Service Reform Act passes in House, awaits Senate action
News and features
- Remembering the Great Postal Strike, 52 years later
- Fifth contract COLA set at $1,331
- Interpretive dispute filed over PTF Step AA
- Upswing for labor movement?
- On deck
- Letter carriers and the mail on social media
- Relative standing and conversion to career status
- Proud to Serve: Heroic letter carriers
- Letter carriers and the mail on social media
- Monthly columns by national officers and staff members
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President's Message
Postal reform nears finish line in the Senate
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News from Washington
Postal Service Reform Act passes in House, awaits Senate action
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Upswing for labor movement?
Support for labor unions high even as membership declines
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On deck
How one letter carrier went from sports fan to sports author
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Letter carriers and the mail on social media
Various news stories and interesting anecdotes that celebrate letter carriers and the mail have been appearing on social media. The following are some that have come to the union’s attention.
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Proud to Serve
Honoring heroic carriers
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Relative standing and conversion to career status
What is “relative standing,” and how does it apply to conversion to career status?
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Veterans Group
VA benefits and OWCP
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Executive Vice President
Why do we need postal reform?
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Vice President
Safety ambassador program update
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Secretary-Treasurer
Labor Department reporting and other important reminders
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Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Required officers in branch bylaws
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Director of City Delivery
Sunday parcel delivery test
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Director of Safety and Health
To Mom
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Director of Retired Members
Retirement updates
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Director of Life Insurance
New uniform items
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Director, Health Benefits
Preparing for the 2023 benefit package
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Contract Talk
COVID-19: Current tools and procedures
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MDA Report
MDA Summer Camp program
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Community service
Veterans Group,community service updates
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Workers compensation
OWCP representation for NALC members
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Letter from the editor
Why the progress?
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Monthly CSRS annuity payments
for letter carriers who retire on June 1, 2022
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Monthly FERS annuity payments
for letter carriers who retire on June 1, 2022